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Thu 13 May 2021 at 1:38pm

The underappreciated beauty of graveyards

As somebody who likes exploring different outdoor places, when we got locked down last year I realised I needed to do something to keep life interesting with the new restrictions. I decided it was time to search out places locally that I had overlooked in the past. One type of ...

Thu 06 May 2021 at 7:56am

Ghosts of hospitals past

I know old hospitals aren't beautiful places but I think they're fascinating, in an eerie way.The website "Lost Hospitals of London" lists 680 hospitals in its index, nearly all of which no longer exist. The reasons for this are varied, but the establishment of the NHS in 1948 and ...
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Mon 29 Mar 2021 at 11:11pm

In praise of street wildlife

Chepstow Road is not the most memorable of thoroughfares. It is a dual carriageway running between the Park Hill roundabout and the Addiscombe Road tram crossing, on the way from Croydon town centre eastwards to Addiscombe, Shirley and beyond. However, this time of year, the grass verges are awash ...

Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 5:41pm

Fantastic Sheep and Where to Find Them

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of farm animals. With lockdown a year ago, I couldn't travel to city farms to get my animal fix, so I had to look closer to home. This post is a celebration of Croydon's sheep and a guide to where to find ...

Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 2:17am

Pond life

I'm a big fan of ponds. Even a tiny pond can support a huge amount of life. This is the best time of year to see life in ponds, at the start of the breeding season. The great thing about ponds is that while at first glance you may not ...

Tue 16 Feb 2021 at 5:27pm

Heathfield Gardens

One of Croydon's most beautiful parks year-round, Heathfield is especially vibrant in springtime. The house is surrounded by ornamental gardens, water features and woodland. Heathfield House was owned by Raymond Riesco until 1964 and is now used as a training centre by Croydon Council. I saw some bumblebees at Heathfield ...

Wed 03 Feb 2021 at 8:45pm

Three meadows of Croydon

There are three meadows in the Woodside, South Norwood and Selhurst area, approximately north east of Croydon town centre. Two of them only became public parks in the 1990s, meaning they don't appear in the book Croydon's Parks: An Illustrated History, which was published in 1988. Brickfields Meadow Brickfields ...

Sun 24 Jan 2021 at 11:05pm

Croydon in a winter wonderland

Today it snowed!Sadly it then sleeted, so the snow didn't stick around long. It brought back memories of other times it's snowed here. 2008The oldest snow photos I have in Croydon are from April 2008. I remember that I'd been in Bristol the previous day sitting in the sun ...

Sat 23 Jan 2021 at 12:15am

Highs and lows of Croydon

Today I found Croydon's highest point, in Sanderstead Plantation. It could be better signposted, but I appreciate the effort that somebody has gone to in marking it. It's inspired me to look at a topographic map and find out how high the other high and low points of Croydon ...

Sun 17 Jan 2021 at 7:48am

Wet wet wet

I've been slipping, sliding and squelching my way through Croydon's green spaces recently. Every time I come home, I bring souvenirs with me, in the form of mud. My trouser legs look like Jackson Pollock has had a go at them with some brown paint. This time of year, ...